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I am a global outlook kind of guy. I have my feet everywhere, from being a lawyer, lecturer, publisher, researcher, advocate, counsellor and writer. My passion though is writting and when I get my hands on my key pad I don't seem to stop. I am open minded

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Relationships & Family > Married Life Being single or married life: 1 of 23
UNTIL DEATH DO WE PART?This brave promise is the conclusion to many a marriage vow; often spoken out with such commitment and valor as befits the occasion. It seals a legal obligation between spouses to commit to each other until one dies. In most religions save for Islam, this union is supposed to be between 2 spouses to the... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Politics, News & Issues (Other) How secure is our democracy: 4 of 20
When will Immigration be understood in the UK?Immigration has been one of the major defining tools for political office in Britain in the 21 Century. As such you would imagine that any party spokesman who spoke on the issue would be mindful what message they were portraying. It was as such bewildering when His Excellence Righ... More..
Society & Lifestyle > Political Values US elections 2008: Race and gender issues in the presidential election: 10 of 45
Write yoWHAT CHANGE IS GOING TO COME?<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" />I am like most black people ecstatic about Barack Obama becoming the first black President in America and when he is officially crowned as the 44th President on 20th January 2009 I will toast to him again. The p... More..
Politics, News & Issues > War & Peace Holocausts past and present: An "undiscovered country" where genocide ceases: 2 of 8
THE ICTR, A CONTINUED ADULTERATION OF RWANDA'S NAIVETYVery often eulogies are given after a person has passed on or an institution has come to end, in the case of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (hereafter referred to as the ICTR), exception needs to be taken. How Rwanda trusted the International Community agai... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Politics in Africa Reflections: Kenya turns back the clock on democracy in the December 2007 election: 3 of 10
KENYAN ELECTION FRACAS, A CYNOSURE OF AFRICAN POLITICS.27/12/07 occasioned a landmark in the history of African politics. It made judicial notice of the illusion called democracy in Africa. Violence erupted in Kenya after the purported rigged re-election of President Mwai Kibaki. His main challenger Raila Odinga Amolo dispute... More..
Health & Fitness > HIV / AIDS HIV/AIDS epidemic issues and responses: 8 of 24
THE ISOLATED CRIME OF HIV/AIDS NON-DISCLOSURENo sexually transmitted disease has dominated public debate and media coverage in the late 20th Century and early 21st Century more than HIV/ AIDS. The absurdity about it all, however, is that it is perceived with prejudice, negativity, accusations and blame apportionment: often in... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Political Issues Banning smoking in public areas: 34 of 100
NO SMOKING IN PUBLIC PLACES IN UGANDA?!Uganda joined the environmentally conscious' nations in the world when it passed the National Environment (Control of Smoking in Public Places) Regulations 2004. This was after a protracted case against NEMA and the Attorney General asserting that smoking in public places and transport v... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Politics in Africa Genocide in Africa: 11 of 26
COULD THE RWANDAN GENOCIDE HAVE BEEN STOPPED?Many a Rwandan identifies with James Choice's thoughts when he says; 'history is the nightmare from which I am trying to awake' as the ethnic conflicts that have besieged this beautiful mono-tribal country date way back before the majority of its population was born. How a small na... More..
Relationships & Family > Gay & Lesbian Issues The dilemma for the black homosexual: 1 of 2

HOW SHOULD UGANDA DEAL WITH HOMOSEXUALITY? When I hosted Pastor Mark Kigozi (the then KPC Youth pastor) and Jeroline Akubu (a human rights activist) at Monitor fm to discuss 'homosexuality in Uganda' on my show 'the Monitor Lawyer' on 5th January 2002, two clearly distinct opinions arose; Mark was adamant it was against God... More..
Creative Writing > Memoirs Testimonies: Caring for people with AIDS: 4 of 6
BENEFITS ARE RIGHT NOT TOKEN FOR PEOPLE WITH HIV/ AIDS2008 has begun with a new political talk point, yes; immigration is no longer the hot topic transcending our media but the benefits system and the promise to take work shy benefit scroungers off the benefits system. The Tories through David Cameron have gone to extremes pr... More..